Nickijart is a highly effective experienced Art instructor and artist with a Masters Degree and over 25 years teaching in the Baltimore and surrounding countries. Known for her work with students who excel from differentiation and out of the box thinking. Nicki has taught in 2 title one middle schools in Baltimore County. One being a Visual Arts Magnet School. Nicki has helped students excel at the Highlands School, a school for students with learning needs. Nicki has been the Art Specialist for the Harford County Government for several years.
I am a multimedia artist and portraitist living in Anne Arundel County and owner of Grimmsical Creations (Www.grimmsicalcreations.com) and Ostara Art (www.ostaraeroticart.com
Amethyst Love Godz : Wedding of the Afro Future
While on a romantic date in their native land, Kariz Marcel & BlackShesus are captured and sold into the transatlantic slave trade. 400 years after their abduction and murder, they resurrect, blind, and in search of their other half. Guided separately by ancestral forces they journey through lifetimes and a foreign land to finally unite in holy matrimony and end the colonizers reign. In the tradition of family, we pray their village leads them safely to the others love. Will they? Executive produced by BlackShesus and musically scored by Kariz Marcel this break out silent film will challenge your perception of dialogue, love, and Blackness.
Medium: Music/Film
Year: 2019
Details: 27 Minutes
Kariz Marcel is the founder and owner of Blakwater Production House, a Baltimore-based creative hub that has collaborated with major networks and recording artists. His credits include Jidenna’s 85 to Africa, Cartoon Network’s Iyanu, and projects with Netflix, HBO, and Sony Records. A OneBeat U.S. State Department Fellow and former Advisor for the DC Grammy Chapter, Kariz has built a career bridging music, technology, and education.
The American Audit
The sold-out debut performance of The American Audit, a 2019-2020 poetry and mapping project chronicling 400 years of Black American life using the extended metaphor of America as a business audited by African Americans after centuries of marginalization. The American Audit is a performance art piece consisting of original poetic verse, audio and video interviews with history and culture experts, and visceral imagery. Its function: to creatively assess the accrued toll on humanity afforded to people once considered property.
Medium: Video
Year: 2020
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Michael Haskins Jr developed an imagination for various lifestyles earlier in life, inspired by ways of living outside of Baltimore, MD. Throughout the past decade, he has worked on retail projects, creative direction for artists, as well as consulting for brands. Today his main focus is whatever is going on at CURRENCY STUDIO, along with building strong relationships with companies in Baltimore that he personally loves
The Truth In This Art
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Michael Haskins Jr developed an imagination for various lifestyles earlier in life, inspired by ways of living outside of Baltimore, MD. Throughout the past decade, he has worked on retail projects, creative direction for artists, as well as consulting for brands. Today his main focus is whatever is going on at CURRENCY STUDIO, along with building strong relationships with companies in Baltimore that he personally loves
The Truth In This Art
The is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture.
Mentioned in this episode
To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my .
Year: 2022
Details: 46 min
Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Rob Lee is a podcaster who has been creating his entire life – including painting, writing comics, and poetry.
Artist Biography – Mitzi Bernard
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Mitzi Bernard was born in the small rural farm town of Columbia, Kentucky. She currently lives on a small farm in Friendship, Maryland with her husband, two horses, three dogs and four cats.
Mitzi’s art is inspired from her experiences of life as a female growing up in the 70’s and her business experiences founding and leading a successful non-profit.
Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator. He is the cartoonist of the Ignatz nominated comic series, The Gulf. Nguyen’s work has been featured in The New Yorker, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, and Medium. He is the vocalist/pianist of the jazz trio, Superior Cling, and he is a digital media lecturer at Loyola University Maryland. As a 2021 Rubys Artist Grantee, Nguyen is working on a graphic novel chronicling his experiences during the ongoing pandemic. Nguyên lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife, son, and terrier.